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The real scandal of David Kelly's deathhttp://www.theguardian.com/politics/2011/jun/09/david-kelly-new-inquest-ruled-out
Conspiracy theories distract from the appalling treatment of government weapons inspector who spoke to reporters<p>The attorney general announced that he wouldn't be asking for an inquest into the death of Dr David Kelly. If he were to request the high court to grant one, they would laugh in his face so closely he would be coated in warm spittle, or as he put it in lawyerly language, &quot;it would be met with a certain amount of irritation&quot;.</p><p>Dominic Grieve QC had spent months looking over the evidence that the government weapons inspector might have been murdered and couldn't find any that stood up. There were a couple of minor contradictions in witness statements, but they were nothing like enough to support the great slagheap of conspiracy piled on Dr Kelly's body. (Again, I am translating Mr Grieve's language into something more demotic.)</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2011/jun/09/david-kelly-new-inquest-ruled-out">Continue reading...</a>David KellyDominic GrieveMediaPoliticsEthicsUK newsThu, 09 Jun 2011 20:00:02 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/politics/2011/jun/09/david-kelly-new-inquest-ruled-outDan Chung/GuardianThe grave of government scientist Dr David Kelly. Photograph: Dan Chung for the GuardianSimon Hoggart2011-06-09T20:00:02ZRule-breaking love rat MP lets cat out of baghttp://www.theguardian.com/politics/2011/may/23/rule-breaking-mp-injunctions-session
During a brief session devoted to injunctions the individual broke ranks and breached parliamentary convention, if not the law<p>An MP suddenly named Ryan Giggs as the prominent footballer who had obtained an injunction to prevent the media from reporting his fling with a former Big Brother contestant.</p><p>The MP cannot be named, by me at least, since he is, prima facie, guilty of a breach of parliamentary convention, if not the law. He is also a family man, and a self-admitted &quot;love rat&quot;. My ruling is that he has suffered enough and it would not be in the public interest, or in his and his family's interest, for me to name him and so expose him to further abuse.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2011/may/23/rule-breaking-mp-injunctions-session">Continue reading...</a>PoliticsHouse of CommonsDominic GrieveLawSocial networkingMediaTwitterTechnologyUK newsMon, 23 May 2011 21:01:40 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/politics/2011/may/23/rule-breaking-mp-injunctions-sessionPA Archive/Press Association ImaDuring a Commons debate an MP named a footballer who had obtained an injunction. Photograph: PA Archive/Press AssociationPA Archive/Press Association ImaDuring a Commons debate an MP suddenly named a footballer who had taken out an injunction. Photograph: PA Archive/Press Association ImaSimon Hoggart2011-05-23T21:01:40Z